You reach an intersection with stop signs on all four corners at the same time as the driver on your left. Who has the right-of-way?
- The driver on your left has the right-of-way.
- You have the right-of-way. ✓
- Whoever is signaling to make a turn has the right-of-way.
Answer: B. You have the right-of-way.
You do, because at a four-way stop the driver on your left must yield to the vehicle on their right, which is you.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that when you and another vehicle reach an intersection at the same time, you give the right-of-way to the vehicle on your right, and it adds that when stop signs are on all four corners you stop first and then follow that same rule. Since the other driver is on your left, you are the vehicle on their right, so they wait and you go first. The handbook also reminds you never to assume the other driver will actually give way, so stay alert even though the rule is on your side.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The driver on your left has the right-of-way. — The driver on your left only gets priority when they are the one on the right, which they are not in this case.
- C. Whoever is signaling to make a turn has the right-of-way. — A turn signal does not create right-of-way at a four-way stop; the tie goes to the vehicle on the right, not to whoever plans to turn.
Remember it
At a four-way stop, look right: if someone is sitting there at the same moment, let them go and wait your turn.